14 Anniversary Address. 



Durham, down to the time of the dissolution. They were grant- 

 ed by King Hen. VIII. with the other possessions to the Dean 

 and Chapter of Durham, to whom they now belong ; they have 

 for ages been accustomed to be leased for 21 years, renewable 

 every 7 years. The Venerable Charles Thorp is the present 

 lessee thereof, by purchase from a former lessee. He has restored 

 St. Cuthbert's Chapel, and Divine Service is now frequently 

 performed there to the Inhabitants in the summer season. The 

 congregation generally musters about 30. 



The views of the Fame Islands, as you look down upon the 

 scene from the walls of Bamburgh Castle, are beautifully 

 developed when well lighted up by the rays of the sun, in a 

 clear summer afternoon. 



Cast your fix'd eye, north, south, and far to sea, 



Then say, if ever, on a summer eve, 



A fairer scene, more pure, or yet more calm, 



Or one more lovely, can be looked upon. 



The constant murmer of the rolling waves, 



Chasing each other with their whiten'd curves, 



Upon the bright, the smooth, and yellow sands, 



Back'd up behind, with miles of darken'd blue, 



Of the deep boundless ocean ; rolling on. 



For ever restless, but for ever free. 



The hardy sailor even fears to trust 



Himself and bark upon its wide domain. 



At times, the gentle spray curls on the waves,. 



Murmurs along the smooth and sandy shore. 



With never ending play and joyfulness ; 



While the soft breeze, a gentle curl doth raise. 



Ending, at last, in a most fearful storm. 



And now the breakers, white with yesty foam, 



Dash their great curved billows on the strand. 



With unresisting, and resistless force, 



The very ground is trembling with dismay. 



Not so with man, for by a strict decree. 



The mighty ocean can not pass its bounds ; 



Thus far shalt thou come, but further not, 



The smallest grains of sand shall thee restrain. 



